dbclinton <dbc...@gmail.com> wrote: > This just occurred to me: is there a reason that anything related to > installing a Linux distribution doesn't show up as an exam objective on > the Linux Essentials cert exam?
G. Matthew Rice <m...@starnix.com> wrote: > Yep. It drags in too many other topics. For the same reason, some trainers > have people do installs at the end of the course. > We're trying to not scare people away from Linux ;) Or Windows for that matter. ;) I mean, have you been through a Windows course where you install it on bare metal? No, they're usually given a pre-made VM. Microsoft has been pushing this strategy for years in its IT Professional (MCITP), now Solutions Associate/Expert (MCSA/MCSE), programs. Virtually no one installs Windows any more, including sysadmins, and almost _never_ on bare metal. And especially not an automated Windows install ... which is 10x more difficult than, say, a RHEL Kickstart. Even Red Hat saves the latter for RH401/403 (Sat5/Sat6), which is "Architect" level. I still don't understand why installing Linux is part of any program or exam, when it's not for Windows either. Even Red Hat doesn't have you do it as part of the EX200/300 (RHCSA/RHCE) exams, and hasn't for over a decade. The instructor Kickstart deploys it. -- bjs -- Bryan J Smith - http://www.linkedin.com/in/bjsmith _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
